horrified

[hawr-uh-fahyd, hor-]

adjective

1. showing or indicating great shock or horror.

   a horrified gasp; a horrified expression.

2. accompanied or characterized by a feeling of horror.

   horrified interest.

3. struck with horror; shocked.

   horrified and outraged spectators.

horrified

/ ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪd /

adjective

1. terrified; frightened

2. dismayed or shocked

Other Word Forms

• horrifiedly adverb
• unhorrified adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of horrified¹

First recorded in 1830–40; horrify + -ed ²

Example Sentences

“One of the themes of the show is that there are certain things worth being horrified over, that horror is itself the appropriate reaction to those things,” he said.

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He said he was horrified to find out recently that it resembled a Nazi symbol.

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‘I’m horrified and heartbroken’: I gave my family cash gifts for summer.

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She said she was "absolutely horrified" to hear SaTH had been removed from the review.

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“I am horrified for my little niece, I can’t imagine what she’s gone through,” Shade said.

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